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05-03-2007, 02:30 AM
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Hi all,
I am looking at changing my monitor from a 6.5 inch to a 8.8 inch monitor because my car has no sat nav as standard equipment.
The plug of the monitor on both are the same and I was wondering if it is just a matter of plug and go for the new monitor.
BMW has no idea whether it will work or not, as they don't have any info on a retrofit. Can any of you give me some comments?
I think it should work, as a monitor is a monitor because it is just a display and all computer info should be in the idrive itself....right??
I am looking at changing my monitor from a 6.5 inch to a 8.8 inch monitor because my car has no sat nav as standard equipment.
The plug of the monitor on both are the same and I was wondering if it is just a matter of plug and go for the new monitor.
BMW has no idea whether it will work or not, as they don't have any info on a retrofit. Can any of you give me some comments?
I think it should work, as a monitor is a monitor because it is just a display and all computer info should be in the idrive itself....right??
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My bet is that you can install the screen but the car will still only use two-thirds of it.
The larger screen in cars with nav is really configured like two screens -- the first two-thirds is used just like the non-nav cars. The last third is used to display things like current location, a map, or trip computer data.
Since the non-nav cars don't know how to address the last third, I don't think you can simply install the larger screen without upgrading the M-ASK system to a CCC system...
The larger screen in cars with nav is really configured like two screens -- the first two-thirds is used just like the non-nav cars. The last third is used to display things like current location, a map, or trip computer data.
Since the non-nav cars don't know how to address the last third, I don't think you can simply install the larger screen without upgrading the M-ASK system to a CCC system...
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Originally Posted by Rudy' post='420615' date='May 3 2007, 08:44 PM
My bet is that you can install the screen but the car will still only use two-thirds of it.
The larger screen in cars with nav is really configured like two screens -- the first two-thirds is used just like the non-nav cars. The last third is used to display things like current location, a map, or trip computer data.
Since the non-nav cars don't know how to address the last third, I don't think you can simply install the larger screen without upgrading the M-ASK system to a CCC system...
The larger screen in cars with nav is really configured like two screens -- the first two-thirds is used just like the non-nav cars. The last third is used to display things like current location, a map, or trip computer data.
Since the non-nav cars don't know how to address the last third, I don't think you can simply install the larger screen without upgrading the M-ASK system to a CCC system...
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